Agenda and minutes

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interests or dispensations in relation to the business to be transacted at this meeting.

To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors under the provisions of Executive Procedure Rule 15 (Part 4D of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no petitions had been received or public questions put under the provisions of Executive Procedure Rules 15 and 16 respectively.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 23 (Part 4F of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  That no matters had been referred to the Executive Member for reconsideration in accordance with the provisions contained in the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 22 (Part 4F of the Constitution).

(if any)

RESOLVED:  To note that no reports had been received.

Report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service.

The Portfolio Holder for Performance, Communications and Corporate Services considered a report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service in relation to the Business Case for the HARP2 programme.

The report was urgent to meet the timescales laid out in the Business Case, which needed to be prior to the next Cabinet on 17^th September 2009.

Consideration was given to a range of options set out in Section 2 of the report

RESOLVED:  That the HARP2 Programme be approved to proceed in line with the agreed Business Case set out in Section 2 of the report.

Report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service.

The Portfolio Holder for Performance, Communications and Corporate Services considered a report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service in relation to the Business Case for the Special Needs Transport (SNT) programme.

The report was urgent to meet the timescales laid out in the Business Case, which needed to be prior to the next Cabinet on 17 September 2009.

Consideration was given to a range of options set out in Section 2 of the report

RESOLVED:  That the Special Needs Transport Programme be approved to proceed in line with the agreed Business Case, subject to the agreement and sign off of the Benefit Card related to the re-negotiation of the current fleet hire arrangements.

Report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service.

The Portfolio Holder for Performance, Communications and Corporate Services considered a report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service in relation to the extension of the scope of the Waste Management Programme, to include Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Trade Waste.

The report was urgent to meet the timescales laid out in the Full Business Case, which needed to be prior to the next Cabinet on 17 September 2009.

Consideration was given to a range of options set out in Section 2 of the report

RESOLVED:  That the Waste Project be extended in scope to include RFID for trade waste, using the technology proposed by Bartec.  This does not change the policy on charging for trade waste and any future policy changes would remain subject to a further decision by Members.

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence, or of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

RESOLVED:  That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items as they contained information under Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, relating to information in respect of the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information):

Appendix to the report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service at item 6.

The Portfolio Holder for Performance, Communications and Corporate Services considered a confidential appendix to a report which appeared elsewhere on the agenda.

RESOLVED: That the appendix be noted.

Appendix to the report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service at item 7.

The Portfolio Holder for Performance, Communications and Corporate Services considered a confidential appendix to a report which appeared elsewhere on the agenda.

RESOLVED: That the appendix be noted.

Appendix to the report of the Director of Business Transformation and Customer Service at item 8.

The Portfolio Holder for Performance, Communications and Corporate Services considered a confidential appendix to a report which appeared elsewhere on the agenda.

RESOLVED: That the appendix be noted.